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Part IV.] Rama Rao : Host Plants of the Sandal Tree. 
wood useful for sandals, toys, etc. lu its ueigbbourLood I Lave 
found sandal trees thriving well. 
{81) Webera asiatica — (Evergreen shrul)). — 1 have found young 
sandal plants forming root-attachments with this species. It 
occurs in all sandal tracts and appears to be a good nurse for young 
sandal. 
{82) Pavetta iiidica — (Semi-evergreen shrub). — Ur. Barber has 
examined sandal haustoria on its roots. I have not seen its affected 
roots. It is pretty common in sandal tracts in the Kurnool and 
Salem Districts. 
Myrsine.®. 
{83} Ardisia lu/viilis — (Deciduous shrub). — .Javadi Malayalees 
call it Maniputtan. This is moderately attacked by sandal roots. 
The scars on the roots collected by me are a little above medium 
size and deep enough to expose the woody cylinder to view. Some 
of the scars were covered up by callus wood. This species is found 
associated with sandal only on the hills above 2,500 feet in the 
Salem District. 
Sapotace.®. 
(84) Miimisops Elengi — (Evergreen tree). — The roots of this tree 
were found largely attacked in the neighbourhood of sandal trees 
on the Javadies; the hamstorial scars were numerous, pretty large 
and deep and the inner wood of the host was visible through them ; 
in some the wound was covered over by callus formation. Wher- 
ever it could be induced to grow in sandal areas, it is desirable to 
encourage it as a nurse, as it also yields pretty good timber and 
sweet-scented flowers. 
Ebenace.®. 
(8o) Diospyros Kanjilali — (Semi-evergreen tree). — This is also 
largely attacked, the roots examined by me close to a sandal tree 
being full of scars of the sandal haustoria with only a few living 
haustoria on them. The haiistoria Dr. Barber examined under 
“ Diospyros montana ” were really fonnd on the roots of D. Kanji- 
iuli, l)ut when they were sent to him from Salem it had not been 
treated as a separate and distinct species. The Malayalees ot 
